[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Party promoter David Ortiz, who calls himself 'the Shaman', has insisted that the after-dark raves in Washington Square Park will continue, saying it is his First Amendment right to be there
- Speaking to DailyMail.com, Ortiz said 'We're going to be here every single day. Just like the police are, we are too. Because this is as much our home as to the other residents that actually live here'
- Hundreds of revelers returned to NYC's Washington Square Park again on Saturday night
- The landmark Manhattan park has been plagued by late night raves which often descend into chaos
- Residents and nearby business owners have demanded police step up their enforcement of a midnight curfew
- There have been claims of prostitution, public sex acts, hard drugs, and people carrying weapons
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